Market Scene: Just About Everything's In Season at the Union Square Greenmarket

In season now: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, nectarines, peaches, plums, apricots, corn, cucumbers, summer squash, eggplant, shell peas, snap peas, pole beans, bell peppers, potatoes, herbs, greens; seriously people, everything but field tomatoes is in season right now (and even those are popping up here and there already).In season soon: field tomatoes.

That summary says it all, doesn't it? Braving the sweltering heat advisory warnings in Union Square, greenmarket shoppers are being rewarded with just about every local fruit and vegetable they could desire, from stone fruit and berries to sweet corn and some of the first tomatoes of the season.

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Ben has been blogging about food over at Ben Cooks Everything since 2008, and contributing to Serious Eats since 2010. He writes Apps Only, a guide to fine dining on a budget, and Market Scene: NY, where he reports on the goings-on at New York's Union Square Greenmarket. He also works in the Serious Eats office on all kinds of techy stuff.